Xiao Jing is really not used to this kind of background check-like dialogue.

It's not the elders talking to the juniors, why are you talking about this? I know that I am a son-in-law and I still have to mention this matter, isn't it that I can't open a pot and mention it?

The middle-aged man laughed and said: "Young people are high-spirited, and there are some things that they don't want to say, but it's nothing." As far as I know, Xia Shilang is indeed good to you, but you must know that this is not for your sake, what he values is his daughter and the inheritance of the Xia family.

The only daughter of the Xia family is pregnant, if the last baby is a male baby, it is fine, if it is a female baby, your hard days should come. Even if you are still young, there are still many opportunities in the future, and it is just a tool to put it mildly.

Let's say it again, Xia Shilang is for the entire Xia family, it doesn't matter who his daughter's husband is, you just happened to appear there.

Even if you give birth to a son, what about it? He will inherit the head of the family in the future, although you are his biological father, you will be constrained by the Xia family everywhere, and you will be restrained by various means, for fear that you will seek to rob the Xia family's family business. Don't say that the relationship between father and son will definitely grow colder and colder, or even ......"

He paused deliberately and sneered: "It doesn't matter if the woman surnamed Qin is half of the Xia family, if you have a child with any woman other than Xia and Qin, if it is a boy, maybe if you give birth to one, you will die in infancy, do you believe it or not?" ”

The middle-aged man's words are very straightforward and very heart-wrenching. Xiao Jing was originally a very indifferent person, but after hearing these words, there were ripples in his heart.

It wasn't that he hadn't thought about the calculations of the big family, but it was the first time that someone had so thoroughly dissected something in front of him that he hadn't thought of or didn't want to think about before.

The key is that the other party's words are reasonable, and there seems to be nothing wrong with them.

For example, according to common sense, all the elders want the family to be prosperous, and it is always good to spread more branches and leaves, even if it is a son or daughter of a concubine, can it be used to marry someone with a lower status, isn't it good that the family is full of children?

However, the Xia family is different.

Inheritance is one of the most sensitive matters. Of course, the children of him and Xue'er are the Xia family, and Xia Honghan and even Old Lady Xia will not allow him to become a part of this family with other women's children, that is, people who have nothing to do with the Xia family, so as not to cause trouble in the future and give birth to a brother and a brother.

Although Xiao Jing's partners are only Xia Hanxue and Qin Ziqian, although he is deeply in love with Xue'er, he doesn't care about others treating him as a tool for reproduction, although what the middle-aged man said is only the worst possibility, but such speculation will still give him a little chill.

The middle-aged man seemed to be satisfied with Xiao Jing's reaction. He raised his voice slightly, and said lightly: "The Xia family is indeed a big family, but it has nothing to do with your son-in-law. Even if you can come and go freely and even use the power of your home, you are an outsider after all, and this will not change.

If you are an orphan who worships under the disciples of the world, you should understand a truth: the only person you can really rely on in this world is yourself! Even if it is a parent and brother, even if it is a close relative, can it be trusted wholeheartedly? ”

At this point, he paused. After some flickering eyes completely calmed down, he continued: "It's a pity that a young talent like you is still a rootless tree and a sourceless water after all. On the surface, it is very glamorous, but it is still like a drifting in the bones, but it is just going with the flow. ”

Xiao Jing pondered for a moment, and said respectfully: "Be taught." ”

The middle-aged man waved his hand happily: "You don't have to put on a humble appearance. I'm just casually talking, whether you can listen to it, whether the left ear goes in or the right ear goes out, it's all your own business, and no matter how much others say, it's useless. ”

Xiao Jing saluted again and said with a smile: "Regardless of whether what the noble man said is alarmist or not, the kid has indeed gained some knowledge after listening to the teachings, and it is also appropriate to thank you." Hey, Xiao is already used to wandering, even if there is some estrangement from the family as you said, at most it is just a rich man to live freely. I'm not afraid of your jokes, and being raised as a pig is also one of my ambitions, which is also a good reason.

Even if you have a point, what can I fight for? Can you still fight for the head of the family? Father-in-law and the old lady are both heroes of a generation, Xiao is just a junior who has not grown up, what to fight for? ”

The middle-aged man smiled noncommittally and said unhurriedly: "If you have a heart, things are not impossible." The world is so vast, and it is not only the Xia family that can turn the clouds and rain. If someone helps you, maybe you will no longer be a son-in-law, but a real man who can live a good life.

Okay, I'm a little tired, so let's stop for today. Lao Song, you send the guests back, remember to take care of the good students and don't go wrong, understand? ”

The old man bowed down and slowly walked towards Xiao Jing.

"Thank you for saving me, if he has the opportunity to repay Xiao." Xiao Jing saluted the middle-aged man again, and said with an embarrassed face: "It's just, when you go out...... Can you stop fighting? ”

The old man smiled and pulled out a black cloth.

Xiao Jing breathed a sigh of relief, obediently asked the old man to cover his face with the black cloth, and walked out of the room with the other party.

Outside, he was wheeled into a car. The broken car swayed for a long time, and it seemed to be going around in circles somewhere; It was a long time before the car stopped, and someone untied the cloth covering his eyes.

Xiao Jing took a closer look, and sure enough, he came to the prison of the Criminal Department. Looking at the sky again, the east was already white, and I thought that I had talked with the noble man for so long that I had completely forgotten the time.

They put him in his cell and left.

Xiao Jing took a deep breath, and the whole person fell weakly on the straw pile.

Finally, there is no danger!

What made him wipe his cold sweat the most was that the person who talked to him turned out to be today!

In fact, Xia Honghan is a painter who has been delayed by politics. Artist Emperor Song Huizong, Carpenter Emperor Ming Xizong...... Xia Honghan, like them, has other strengths outside of his work, and he has a famous style in Danqing, and his portraits are even more expressive.

If he hadn't been responsible for the rise and fall of the Xia family, he would probably be a master of contemporary painting.

Xia Honghan once called Xiao Jing to the study, showed him a portrait, and asked him to remember it firmly, and then burned the painting.

The person on the painting is Chen Borui. After all, it is taboo for courtiers to paint portraits of emperors in private, and this matter can only be done secretly.

At that time, Xiao Jing was absent-minded. He didn't think he would have the opportunity to meet the king in the future, so he didn't take it to heart.

Therefore, it wasn't until that noble man asked about the Xia family that he confirmed this person's identity!